Devotion to Saint Anne, honored as the holy mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus, was popular among early Christians. ABOVE: Charles-Antoine Coypel, “The Education of the Virgin Mary,” c. 1736.

Every year on the feast of the Virgin Mary’s mother, thousands of faithful flock toward the shrine of Saint-Anne d’Auray, the third major shrine in France, after Lourdes and Lisieux. Each July 26, ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - Not every city can say they have their own saint -- but the city of Detroit can. Saint Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandmother of Christ, has been named by the ...

The Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is preparing to welcome hundreds of visitors for the 50th anniversary celebration ...